--- title: "Best Brian Fallon Sayings" description: "Brian Michael Fallon is an American musician, singer and songwriter best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist and main lyricist of the rock band..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-brian-fallon-4966.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Brian Fallon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-brian-fallon-4966.jpg) # Brian Fallon **104** quotes in **348** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Brian Michael Fallon is an American musician, singer and songwriter best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist and main lyricist of the rock band The Gaslight Anthem, with which he recorded six studio albums. ## About Brian Fallon He also performed as part of the duo The Horrible Crowes. ## Quotes by Brian Fallon · Page 3 > [I don't envy anybody else's career because I feel they've earned where they're at and worked hard. I wouldn't mind Jack White's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-fallon/i-don-t-envy-anybody-else-s-career-because-i-feel-they-ve-earned/) [Brian Fallon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-fallon/) [Career](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/career/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7e/brian-fallon-4966_career_i-don-t-envy-anybody-else-s-career-becau_1915706.jpg) > [I do find that I tend to write about big questions. Why are we here? What are we doing? How do we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-fallon/i-do-find-that-i-tend-to-write-about-big-questions-why-are-we-here/) [Brian Fallon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-fallon/) [Big](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/big/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5b/brian-fallon-4966_big_i-do-find-that-i-tend-to-write-about-big_318030.jpg) > [I can't sit still for long and need creative outlets and think you should try different things. I mean, if you're a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-fallon/i-can-t-sit-still-for-long-and-need-creative-outlets-and-think-you/) [Brian Fallon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-fallon/) [Believe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a23/brian-fallon-4966_believe_i-can-t-sit-still-for-long-and-need-crea_1696477.jpg) > [I'm on the phone with this guy, and he says to me, 'People compare you to Bruce Springsteen. I don't think you've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-fallon/i-m-on-the-phone-with-this-guy-and-he-says-to-me-people-compare-you/) [Brian Fallon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-fallon/) [Bruce springsteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bruce-springsteen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3dd/brian-fallon-4966_bruce-springsteen_i-m-on-the-phone-with-this-guy-and-he-sa_3093792.jpg) > [The first time I heard 'White Man in Hammersmith Palais,' I loved the vulnerability in the music and the lyrics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-fallon/the-first-time-i-heard-white-man-in-hammersmith-palais-i-loved-the/) [Brian Fallon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-fallon/) [First time](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/first-time/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df3/brian-fallon-4966_first-time_the-first-time-i-heard-white-man-in-hamm_882450.jpg) > [We come from that school where we don't believe we're different from you, and it's insulting to me on some kind of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-fallon/we-come-from-that-school-where-we-don-t-believe-we-re-different-from/) [Brian Fallon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-fallon/) [Believe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4e/brian-fallon-4966_believe_we-come-from-that-school-where-we-don-t_2364453.jpg) > [If you asked me to make a Gaslight Anthem album on my own, I would say, 'No way, that's crazy.' I would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-fallon/if-you-asked-me-to-make-a-gaslight-anthem-album-on-my-own-i-would-say/) [Brian Fallon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-fallon/) [Crazy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crazy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/833/brian-fallon-4966_crazy_if-you-asked-me-to-make-a-gaslight-anthe_252318.jpg) > [You get a realisation at some point in your career that whatever it is you do, you can no longer continue to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-fallon/you-get-a-realisation-at-some-point-in-your-career-that-whatever-it/) [Brian Fallon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-fallon/) [Career](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/career/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28e/brian-fallon-4966_career_you-get-a-realisation-at-some-point-in-y_1131631.jpg) > [When you finish a record, I look at it like a photograph. It's already taken. You got it the way you wanted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-fallon/when-you-finish-a-record-i-look-at-it-like-a-photograph-it-s-already/) [Brian Fallon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-fallon/) [Finish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/finish/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/faa/brian-fallon-4966_finish_when-you-finish-a-record-i-look-at-it-li_1797448.jpg) > [People don't remember that during the Fifties and Sixties there was a Cold War, and kids were getting under their desks during…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-fallon/people-don-t-remember-that-during-the-fifties-and-sixties-there-was-a/) [Brian Fallon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-fallon/) [Cold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cold/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be1/brian-fallon-4966_cold_people-don-t-remember-that-during-the-fi_1554848.jpg) > [When 'American Slang' came out, everyone was like, 'This is the next big band in the world, and this is blah blah…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-fallon/when-american-slang-came-out-everyone-was-like-this-is-the-next-big/) [Brian Fallon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-fallon/) [American](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/american/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/870/brian-fallon-4966_american_when-american-slang-came-out-everyone-wa_2849254.jpg) > [Everybody told us we would never make it. Even friends would say to me, 'Okay this band thing is cool, but seriously,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-fallon/everybody-told-us-we-would-never-make-it-even-friends-would-say-to-me/) [Brian Fallon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-fallon/) [Band](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/band/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/404/brian-fallon-4966_band_everybody-told-us-we-would-never-make-it_3064192.jpg) > [I don't mean it egotistically, but I've been given the chance to be in front of people and sing, and I feel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-fallon/i-don-t-mean-it-egotistically-but-i-ve-been-given-the-chance-to-be-in/) [Brian Fallon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-fallon/) [Chance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chance/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8e/brian-fallon-4966_chance_i-don-t-mean-it-egotistically-but-i-ve-b_494194.jpg) > [A lot of people get writer's block, and I think you just have to show up for work, sit down, and be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-fallon/a-lot-of-people-get-writer-s-block-and-i-think-you-just-have-to-show/) [Brian Fallon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-fallon/) [People](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d36/brian-fallon-4966_people_a-lot-of-people-get-writer-s-block-and-i_2581294.jpg) > [We built something very special with Gaslight, and we don't want to mess with that sound too much. But I've always wanted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-fallon/we-built-something-very-special-with-gaslight-and-we-don-t-want-to/) [Brian Fallon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-fallon/) [Always](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/always/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66f/brian-fallon-4966_always_we-built-something-very-special-with-gas_1508585.jpg) > [I just like a good song, it doesn't matter. I mean, I am into girl groups and stuff like that. I listen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-fallon/i-just-like-a-good-song-it-doesn-t-matter-i-mean-i-am-into-girl/) [Brian Fallon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-fallon/) [Anything](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anything/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bc/brian-fallon-4966_anything_i-just-like-a-good-song-it-doesn-t-matte_3031042.jpg) > [I learn tons of John Frusciante's licks from the Red Hot Chili Peppers. I'm never going to play like the Chili Peppers,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-fallon/i-learn-tons-of-john-frusciante-s-licks-from-the-red-hot-chili/) [Brian Fallon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-fallon/) [Chili peppers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chili-peppers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/405/brian-fallon-4966_chili-peppers_i-learn-tons-of-john-frusciante-s-licks_3146874.jpg) > [I spend my money on cars. That's why I have a Challenger. It's a muscle car, like a Mustang. It's big and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-fallon/i-spend-my-money-on-cars-that-s-why-i-have-a-challenger-it-s-a-muscle/) [Brian Fallon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-fallon/) [Big](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/big/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/655/brian-fallon-4966_big_i-spend-my-money-on-cars-that-s-why-i-ha_711140.jpg) > [I don't really hate a lot of songs, but I think Weezer has put out some songs I really hate because they've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-fallon/i-don-t-really-hate-a-lot-of-songs-but-i-think-weezer-has-put-out/) [Brian Fallon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-fallon/) [Hate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hate/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/733/brian-fallon-4966_hate_i-don-t-really-hate-a-lot-of-songs-but-i_2794597.jpg) > [Springsteen is a hero to a lot of people in New Jersey. He's a role model - because he's a local guy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-fallon/springsteen-is-a-hero-to-a-lot-of-people-in-new-jersey-he-s-a-role/) [Brian Fallon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-fallon/) [Hero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hero/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee1/brian-fallon-4966_hero_springsteen-is-a-hero-to-a-lot-of-people_891093.jpg) > [I like building houses, working as a carpenter, painting. You work with your hands to the best of your ability, and at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-fallon/i-like-building-houses-working-as-a-carpenter-painting-you-work-with/) [Brian Fallon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-fallon/) [Best](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/best/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/006/brian-fallon-4966_best_i-like-building-houses-working-as-a-carp_747266.jpg) > [I grew up in the next town over from Asbury Park and five streets from E Street. My mother fed me 'Born…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-fallon/i-grew-up-in-the-next-town-over-from-asbury-park-and-five-streets/) [Brian Fallon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-fallon/) [Born](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/born/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da0/brian-fallon-4966_born_i-grew-up-in-the-next-town-over-from-asb_2135055.jpg) > [For me, there's no point in being an artist and putting yourself out there if you're not going to really put yourself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-fallon/for-me-there-s-no-point-in-being-an-artist-and-putting-yourself-out/) [Brian Fallon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-fallon/) [Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bbd/brian-fallon-4966_art_for-me-there-s-no-point-in-being-an-arti_1406493.jpg) > [If you're just making a record to pay the bills, that's not a great idea because chances are it might not come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-fallon/if-you-re-just-making-a-record-to-pay-the-bills-that-s-not-a-great/) [Brian Fallon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-fallon/) [Chances](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chances/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/014/brian-fallon-4966_chances_if-you-re-just-making-a-record-to-pay-th_1833738.jpg) ## Brian Fallon by topic [Song (29)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/brian-fallon/) [People (16)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/brian-fallon/) [Music (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/music/brian-fallon/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-fallon/#itemlist", "name": "Brian Fallon Quotes", "numberOfItems": 24, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't envy anybody else's career because I feel they've earned where they're at and worked hard. 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